'Chian turpentine' definitions:
Definition of 'Chian turpentine'
(from WordNet)
noun
A turpentine exuded by the terebinth
Definition of 'Chian turpentine'
From: GCIDE
- Chian \Chi"an\a. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [AE]gean Sea. [1913 Webster]
- Chian earth, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios, used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.
- Chian turpentine, a fragrant, almost transparent turpentine, obtained from the Pistacia Terebinthus. [1913 Webster]